A cluster of heavy thunderstorms moved over the Jackson metro area and deposited around 2 inches of rain. This caused some localized flooding in south Jackson.
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A cluster of heavy thunderstorms moved over the Jackson metro area and deposited around 2 inches of rain. This caused some localized flooding in south Jackson. This was brought about by the combination of a northward moving warm front and an upper level disturbance.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 13, 3:05 PM CST, 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 305 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... GLOBAL MODELS AGREE THAT THE FAST ENERGETIC SOUTHERN STREAM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TWO DISTINCT PERTURBATIONS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...ONE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY AND THE OTHER SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOSTLY ELEVATED TSTM ACTIVITY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. OTHERWISE GENERALLY MILD WEATHER...BY MID FEBRUARY STANDARDS...WILL CONTINUE. LATEST OBSERVATIONAL TRENDS SHOW THE STRENGTHENING WARM FRONT ATTEMPTING TO EDGE NWD INTO SRN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTN...HOWEVER THE RAIN-COOLED AIR NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY IS HOLDING TOUGH UNDERNEATH THE STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. AS LONG AS CONVECTION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY...IT WILL BE TOUGH TO GET THE FRONT INTO THE FORECAST AREA AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT ANY POTENTIAL FOR SFC-BASED/SVR TSTM POTENTIAL TONIGHT. NONETHELESS...HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER AIRMASS (>1.5 INCHES) ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL SUPPLY PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY ABOVE THE WARM FRONT AS IT CONTINUES TO SURGE NORTH SO EXPECT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN A CONCERN. AS LOW LEVEL FLOW VEERS AND DEEP LAYER FLOW BECOMES MORE UNIDIRECTIONAL...THERE WILL BE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRAINING OF CONVECTIVE CELLS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-20. THERE IS ALREADY EVIDENCE OF THIS HAPPENING OVER CNTRL LA INTO SWRN MS AND THE 12Z NAM HINTED AT THIS THROUGH THE EVNG. ALSO..GIVEN THE SUBSTANTIAL ELEVATED INSTABILITY (>400 J/KG ABOVE 850MB)...SMALL TO MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL WILL STILL BE A POSSIBILITY INTO THE EVNG. EXPECT OVERALL WEAKENING TREND TO PRECIP LATE TONIGHT AS THE PERTURBATION MOVES OFF. THERE WILL BE A RELATIVE BREAK IN THE ACTION SATURDAY. A FEW SHOWERS COULD LINGER IN THE MORNING OVER SE PORTIONS OF THE AREA AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLOWLY SAGS BACK TO THE SOUTH. THE NEXT PERTURBATION IS WELL-AGREED UPON BY MODELS TO IMPACT THE AREA SAT NIGHT WITH PERHAPS SIMILAR WEATHER AS THE FIRST SYSTEM. MOISTURE (1-1.5 INCH PW) AND INSTABILITY WILL BE A BIT LESS THAN WITH THE FIRST SYSTEM...AND ONCE AGAIN IT WILL BE CONFINED TO ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO NEED TO MENTION THIS SYSTEM IN THE HWO. PREVIOUS LONG TERM FORECAST IS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE...BUT INCREASED POPS SOME FOR WEDNESDAY/WED NIGHT AS LATEST GUIDANCE SHOWS A SLOWER SOLUTION. /EC/ PREVIOUS LONG TERM DISCUSSION... TO START OFF THE NEW WORK WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY BUILD SOUTHEAST INTO THE FORECAST AREA. A SMALL DRYING OUT OF OUR AIRMASS WILL BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. HOWEVER...LOOK FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW TO COMMENCE ONCE AGAIN BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT AS THE SURFACE HIGH QUICKLY SHIFTS EAST OF THE CWA. MOISTURE AND CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO FILTER BACK INTO THE FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY. RAIN LOOKS TO BEGIN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA TUESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE RACES EAST THEN NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS WILL SEND ANOTHER COLD FRONT...A STRONGER ONE AT THAT...INTO AND THROUGH REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. BEHIND THIS FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY FILTERING A COOLER DRIER AIRMASS INTO THE REGION. /19/ && .AVIATION...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE ACTIVITY WAS SLOWLY SPREADING NORTH. LOW CLOUDS...RAIN AND FOG WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT JAN/HBG/HEZ/MEI. ALTHOUGH LOW CEILINGS MAY DEVELOP OVER GLH BY 22Z...VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS MAY NOT DEVELOP UNTIL 00Z. BEYOND 00Z LIGHT RAIN...FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE AT MOST SITES THROUGH 12Z. LIFR-MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. AROUND 12Z RAIN WILL END FOR GLH BUT LOW CLOUDS MAY LINGER UNTIL 15Z...AT GWO RAIN WILL END AROUND 13-14Z AND LOW CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 15-16Z. RAIN WILL END AROUND 15Z FOR JAN/GTR AND MAYBE 16Z FOR MEI WITH CLOUDS LIFTING AROUND 18Z...AT HBG LIFR-MVFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL UNTIL 19-20Z. RAIN WILL REMAIN NEAR HBG THROUGH AT LEAST 00Z. SKIES WILL PROBABLY NOT BECOME CLEAR SATURDAY. SCT-BKN CEILINGS WILL LIFT ABOVE 3KFT AT MOST LOCATIONS BY 18Z AND CONTINUE THROUGH 00Z BEFORE GRADUALLY RETURNING NORTH AROUND 6Z SUNDAY. CEILINGS WILL LIKELY REMAIN AROUND 2500FT FOR HBG. RAIN MAY RETURN FOR JAN/HBG/MEI AFTER 6Z AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 18Z SUNDAY. && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && EC/07/19
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 205 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>046-142015- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES- CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON- NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER- 205 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY. LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ047>066-072>074-142015- RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WARREN- HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON- SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 205 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION...AS A WARM FRONT SHIFTS NORTH BRINGING WARM GULF AIR INTO THE AREA. AS WINDS ALOFT INCREASE OVER THE MOIST ATMOSPHERE...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP. ALTHOUGH THE BEST MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE REGION. MUCH OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1200 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 MSZ074-131845- FORREST MS- 1200 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MAXIE AT NOON CST...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FORREST COUNTY. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN FORREST COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. EEC
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple streets were flooded across South Jackson. This occurred as 2 inches of rain accumulated over 4 to 5 hours.
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